Almond Paste Make Your Own Recipes

Steps:

• Grind almonds in a blender. Thoroughly mix in confectioners sugar. Beat egg whites slightly, then stir into the almond mixture. Add almond extract or rosewater (see Cook's Note), using your hands to blend the heavy mixture.
• Store in the refrigerator up to 1 week or in the freezer up to 3 months.

Steps:

• Place almonds in a food processor; cover and process until smooth. Add the confectioners' sugar, egg white, extract and salt; cover and process until smooth., Divide almond paste into 1/2-cup portions; place in airtight containers. Refrigerate for up to 1 month or freeze for up to 3 months.

Steps:

• Place the almonds in a food processor and process until very finely ground.
• Using a wooden spoon, mix the confectioner's sugar with the ground almonds until they are completely blended.
• In a separate bowl, break the eggs and beat until they are frothy.
• Pour them into the sugar and almond mixture.
• Work the mixture using a clean odor-free wooden spoon or a spatula first and then using your hands until it comes away from the sides of the bowl.
• Almond paste can be held for several days when wrapped in plastic film and stored in the refrigerator.
• Notes: The proportion of the ingredients can be modified according to the end result that you wish to achieve; for example, you can use double the amount of sugar in respect to the almonds to obtain a sweeter and denser paste.
• You don't necessarily have to use confectioner's sugar, which makes for a very smooth paste.
• You can use ordinary sugar to obtain a more granular effect.
• Eggs: The function of this ingredient is to bind the sugar and the almonds.
• If you use only egg whites, you will obtain a soft paste, while whole eggs give a more medium-textured paste.
• Almond paste made with egg yolks is thick and compact.
• When you are mixing the almond paste, the egg should be added gradually, with a small amount of orange flower water.
• If you see that the paste is becoming too wet, you can keep back some of the eggs.
• Mixing almond paste: Be careful not to handle the mixture for too long: if almonds get too hot, they tend to give out their oil, and the paste will turn out greasy.

Steps:

• Place almonds and confectioners' sugar in the bowl of a food processor; process to a meal-like consistency, scraping down the sides and over the bottom of the bowl as needed. Don't overprocess it--at this point, the mixture should still be crumbly, not paste-like.
• Add egg white and almond extract; process until it lumps together. If it remains crumbly, add more egg white, a few drops at a time.
• Use a silicone spatula to remove almond paste from the food processor. It not using it right away, wrap it in waxed paper and store in an airtight container to use within a few hours. Or, place the wrapped almond paste in a freezer bag and freeze for up to six months.